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The Road to Nowhere

The Politics of Everything

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The Consequences of the Cherry Blossoms

CNN's John Sutter calculated that it would be quicker to take public transit from New York City to the cherry blossoms in DC than drive there. He says people were stuck for hours and then because the traffic wasn't moving, they started just abandoning their cars. "I don't think it's because all of these people decided to ignore the warnings," he says. 'It's just that car dependence was so ingrained'

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